web02.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:42:14 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ex.haust - Episodes Tagged with “Politics” https://exhaust.fireside.fm/tags/politics Sat, 26 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0800 Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust en-us episodic A podcast about political, cultural, and psychological exhaustion and why nothing feels possible. Emmet Penney Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust yes politics, culture, history, philosophy Emmet Penney emmetmpenney@gmail.com [teaser] Leo Strauss and the Three Waves of Modernity ft. Alex Priou https://exhaust.fireside.fm/93 58faaf31-4a2a-4648-b611-a1e9dff1f4dd Sat, 26 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Alex Pirou from the New Thinkery podcast sits down with Emmet to talk about Leo Strauss and his posthumously published lecture "The Three Waves of Modernity. They talk about the split between the ancients and the moderns, what Strauss was really after, the tasks modernity presents us with today, whether or not we can recover lessons from the ancients, and more! 20:01 yes Alex Priou from the New Thinkery podcast sits down with Emmet to talk about Leo Strauss and his posthumously published lecture "The Three Waves of Modernity. They talk about the split between the ancients and the moderns, what Strauss was really after, the tasks modernity presents us with today, whether or not we can recover lessons from the ancients, and more! Check out the New Thinkery: https://thenewthinkery.com/listen/ The essay: https://archive.org/details/LeoStrauss3WavesOfModernityocr Subscribe to our Patreon to hear the rest! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) leo strauss, carl schmitt, liberalism, modernity, liberal, america, american history, politics, political philosophy Alex Priou from the New Thinkery podcast sits down with Emmet to talk about Leo Strauss and his posthumously published lecture "The Three Waves of Modernity. They talk about the split between the ancients and the moderns, what Strauss was really after, the tasks modernity presents us with today, whether or not we can recover lessons from the ancients, and more!

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The essay: https://archive.org/details/LeoStrauss3WavesOfModernityocr

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]]> Alex Priou from the New Thinkery podcast sits down with Emmet to talk about Leo Strauss and his posthumously published lecture "The Three Waves of Modernity. They talk about the split between the ancients and the moderns, what Strauss was really after, the tasks modernity presents us with today, whether or not we can recover lessons from the ancients, and more!

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The essay: https://archive.org/details/LeoStrauss3WavesOfModernityocr

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]]> [teaser] Futures Past: On the Relation of Past and Future in Modern History p. I https://exhaust.fireside.fm/p24t 4ef2d337-0874-456a-b7f1-9e96f09168a9 Sun, 06 Mar 2022 15:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John began their reading of Koselleck's Futures Past. They situate his context, layout his questions and method, and then open the first essay. They discuss the transition into modernity, the nature of historical time, the waning of eschaton, the secularization of the political and thus the future, and medieval eschatological tradition, and way more. 15:36 yes Emmet and John began their reading of Koselleck's Futures Past. They situate his context, layout his questions and method, and then open the first essay. They discuss the transition into modernity, the nature of historical time, the waning of eschaton, the secularization of the political and thus the future, and medieval eschatological tradition, and way more. This is a teaser. To hear the rest and get the rest of our exclusive episodes, become a Patron! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) history, philosophy, leo strauss, carl schmitt, heidegger, apocalypse, religion, christianity, politics Emmet and John began their reading of Koselleck's Futures Past. They situate his context, layout his questions and method, and then open the first essay. They discuss the transition into modernity, the nature of historical time, the waning of eschaton, the secularization of the political and thus the future, and medieval eschatological tradition, and way more.

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]]> Emmet and John began their reading of Koselleck's Futures Past. They situate his context, layout his questions and method, and then open the first essay. They discuss the transition into modernity, the nature of historical time, the waning of eschaton, the secularization of the political and thus the future, and medieval eschatological tradition, and way more.

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]]> Episode 74: Welcome to the Desert of the Political ft. Anton Jager https://exhaust.fireside.fm/74 1e66f21c-4856-4c9b-8924-1f1c1657f9fe Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Anton Jager sits down with Emmet to talk about how we moved from the post-political age of technocratic consensus to the noisy stasis of our current hyper-political present. They talk about whether the right and left descriptors handed down from French parliament hold today, politics as fandom, the death of political responsibility, and more! 56:32 yes Anton Jager (https://twitter.com/AntonJaegermm) sits down with Emmet to talk about how we moved from the post-political age of technocratic consensus to the noisy stasis of our current hyper-political present. They talk about whether the right and left descriptors handed down from French parliament hold today, politics as fandom, the death of political responsibility, and more! How the World Went from Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics (https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/01/from-post-politics-to-hyper-politics) by Anton Jaegar, Tribune. Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month and access to our back catalog of reading series including our series on MacIntyre's After Virtue. (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Check out Emmet's new Substack, Nuclear Barbarians. (https://nuclearbarians.substack.com/) Closing Song: Parasocial Contract by Future Nauseous. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FE0fQB7K_k) politics, political theory, populism, blm, trump, george floyd, covid, social media, fandom Anton Jager sits down with Emmet to talk about how we moved from the post-political age of technocratic consensus to the noisy stasis of our current hyper-political present. They talk about whether the right and left descriptors handed down from French parliament hold today, politics as fandom, the death of political responsibility, and more!

How the World Went from Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics by Anton Jaegar, Tribune.

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Closing Song: Parasocial Contract by Future Nauseous.

]]> Anton Jager sits down with Emmet to talk about how we moved from the post-political age of technocratic consensus to the noisy stasis of our current hyper-political present. They talk about whether the right and left descriptors handed down from French parliament hold today, politics as fandom, the death of political responsibility, and more!

How the World Went from Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics by Anton Jaegar, Tribune.

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Closing Song: Parasocial Contract by Future Nauseous.

]]> Episode 73: American Canon: Joan Didion's "Insider Baseball" ft. Luke Thompson https://exhaust.fireside.fm/73 536a1148-e342-47f7-835f-9faf4c234a3b Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Luke Thompson returns to talk with Emmet about Joan Didion, who recently passed. They focus on her essay "Insider Baseball," her coverage of the 1988 presidential primary season, and discuss the nature of American presidential campaigns, the campaign press, the nature of Didion's insights, what made 2016 so weird, and more! 1:15:18 yes Luke Thompson (https://twitter.com/ltthompso) returns to talk with Emmet about Joan Didion, who recently passed. They focus on her essay "Insider Baseball," her coverage of the 1988 presidential primary season, and discuss the nature of American presidential campaigns, the campaign press, the nature of Didion's insights, what made 2016 so weird, and more! Insider Baseball by Joan Didion (https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1988/10/27/insider-baseball/). Closing Song: "Journey to the Darkened Empires" by Forlorn Kingdom (https://forlornkingdom.bandcamp.com/album/walking-the-paths-of-old). joan didion, didion, david foster wallace, literature, american literature, nonfiction, writers, politics, campaign, history, american history Luke Thompson returns to talk with Emmet about Joan Didion, who recently passed. They focus on her essay "Insider Baseball," her coverage of the 1988 presidential primary season, and discuss the nature of American presidential campaigns, the campaign press, the nature of Didion's insights, what made 2016 so weird, and more!

Insider Baseball by Joan Didion.

Closing Song: "Journey to the Darkened Empires" by Forlorn Kingdom.

]]> Luke Thompson returns to talk with Emmet about Joan Didion, who recently passed. They focus on her essay "Insider Baseball," her coverage of the 1988 presidential primary season, and discuss the nature of American presidential campaigns, the campaign press, the nature of Didion's insights, what made 2016 so weird, and more!

Insider Baseball by Joan Didion.

Closing Song: "Journey to the Darkened Empires" by Forlorn Kingdom.

]]> Episode 70: Where Are We Now?: Thinking with Agamben https://exhaust.fireside.fm/70 1c58349e-4ec2-4e4c-88c8-22929e14a09c Tue, 21 Dec 2021 23:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and Mike talk about Agamben's book, Where Are We Now?: The Epidemic as Politics, and reflect on life since the pandemic. They discuss Carl Schmitt, security theater, anti-social civics, the cultic gnosticism of scientific faith, the need for physical practices and spiritual mentors, bare life, their own intellectual failings during the pandemic, and more. 1:06:24 yes Emmet and Mike talk about Agamben's book, Where Are We Now?: The Epidemic as Politics, and reflect on life since the pandemic. They discuss Carl Schmitt, security theater, anti-social civics, the cultic gnosticism of scientific faith, the need for physical practices and spiritual mentors, bare life, their own intellectual failings during the pandemic, and more. Subscribe to the Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Check out Emmet's new podcast and newsletter, Nuclear Barbarians (https://nuclearbarians.substack.com/). Closing Song: Leprosy - Death. (https://death.bandcamp.com/album/leprosy-reissue) covid, bill gates, agamben, carl schmitt, fear, security, politics, history, medicine, science, scientism, law, constitution Emmet and Mike talk about Agamben's book, Where Are We Now?: The Epidemic as Politics, and reflect on life since the pandemic. They discuss Carl Schmitt, security theater, anti-social civics, the cultic gnosticism of scientific faith, the need for physical practices and spiritual mentors, bare life, their own intellectual failings during the pandemic, and more.

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Closing Song: Leprosy - Death.

]]> Emmet and Mike talk about Agamben's book, Where Are We Now?: The Epidemic as Politics, and reflect on life since the pandemic. They discuss Carl Schmitt, security theater, anti-social civics, the cultic gnosticism of scientific faith, the need for physical practices and spiritual mentors, bare life, their own intellectual failings during the pandemic, and more.

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Closing Song: Leprosy - Death.

]]> [teaser] The True and Only Heaven 5: The Populist Campaign Against "Improvement" https://exhaust.fireside.fm/p16t 91ba8e9f-014f-4cec-a1d7-273364c6864b Sun, 07 Nov 2021 18:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John dive into Lasch's overview of populism. They start to get glimpses of Lasch's commitments here. Touring classical conceptions of republicanism to people like Paine, Cobbett, and Brownson, Emmet and John track how they frustrate our contemporary interpretations of republicanism and liberalism can't or don't apply to them. Thinking with Lasch on historiography, they close the chapter discussing 19th-century artisans, populism, the New Deal, and the triumph of Taylorism. 15:14 yes Emmet and John dive into Lasch's overview of populism. They start to get glimpses of Lasch's commitments here. Touring classical conceptions of republicanism to people like Paine, Cobbett, and Brownson, Emmet and John track how they frustrate our contemporary interpretations of republicanism and liberalism can't or don't apply to them. Thinking with Lasch on historiography, they close the chapter discussing 19th-century artisans, populism, the New Deal, and the triumph of Taylorism. This is a teaser. Subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode and get two exclusive episodes a month. (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) lasch, american history, populism, politics, progressive, liberal, liberalism Emmet and John dive into Lasch's overview of populism. They start to get glimpses of Lasch's commitments here. Touring classical conceptions of republicanism to people like Paine, Cobbett, and Brownson, Emmet and John track how they frustrate our contemporary interpretations of republicanism and liberalism can't or don't apply to them. Thinking with Lasch on historiography, they close the chapter discussing 19th-century artisans, populism, the New Deal, and the triumph of Taylorism.

This is a teaser.

Subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode and get two exclusive episodes a month.

]]> Emmet and John dive into Lasch's overview of populism. They start to get glimpses of Lasch's commitments here. Touring classical conceptions of republicanism to people like Paine, Cobbett, and Brownson, Emmet and John track how they frustrate our contemporary interpretations of republicanism and liberalism can't or don't apply to them. Thinking with Lasch on historiography, they close the chapter discussing 19th-century artisans, populism, the New Deal, and the triumph of Taylorism.

This is a teaser.

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]]> Episode 63: Public Writing, Public Thinking ft. Oliver Traldi https://exhaust.fireside.fm/63 c6c61d03-0f06-48f4-bf95-6e411ed1ec23 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more! 1:03:52 yes Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more! Clean Rooms and Dirtbags (https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/10/clean-rooms-and-dirtbags/) by Oliver Traldi, American Affairs. What's In A Name? (https://www.arcdigital.media/p/whats-in-a-name)by Oliver Traldi, Arc Digital Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: Garbage Man by Chat Pile (https://chatpile.bandcamp.com/). philosophy, crt, woke, polarization, politics, american politics, political philosophy Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more!

Clean Rooms and Dirtbags by Oliver Traldi, American Affairs.
What's In A Name? by Oliver Traldi, Arc Digital

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Closing Song: Garbage Man by Chat Pile.

]]> Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more!

Clean Rooms and Dirtbags by Oliver Traldi, American Affairs.
What's In A Name? by Oliver Traldi, Arc Digital

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Closing Song: Garbage Man by Chat Pile.

]]> Episode 59: Political Ossification ft. Luke Thompson https://exhaust.fireside.fm/59 92e4c146-0432-4123-84b0-db9a6f62d1a0 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Political consultant and podcaster Luke Thompson joins Emmet to talk through different conceptions of political ossification. They talk through realignment theory, conceptions of political time, and, of course, why nothing feels possible. 1:15:40 yes Political consultant and podcaster Luke Thompson (https://twitter.com/ltthompso) joins Emmet to talk through the problem of political ossification. They talk through realignment theory, conceptions of political time, how party coalitions have changed over time, the shifting nature of American political institutions, and, of course, why nothing feels possible. Check out Luke's podcast with Jay Cost, Constitutionally Speaking (https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/constitutionally-speaking/). Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! Closing Song: "Talk Anyway" by Found Footage (https://foundfootageokc.bandcamp.com/). politics, conservatism, liberalism, history, america, american history Political consultant and podcaster Luke Thompson joins Emmet to talk through the problem of political ossification. They talk through realignment theory, conceptions of political time, how party coalitions have changed over time, the shifting nature of American political institutions, and, of course, why nothing feels possible.

Check out Luke's podcast with Jay Cost, Constitutionally Speaking.

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Closing Song: "Talk Anyway" by Found Footage.

]]> Political consultant and podcaster Luke Thompson joins Emmet to talk through the problem of political ossification. They talk through realignment theory, conceptions of political time, how party coalitions have changed over time, the shifting nature of American political institutions, and, of course, why nothing feels possible.

Check out Luke's podcast with Jay Cost, Constitutionally Speaking.

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Closing Song: "Talk Anyway" by Found Footage.

]]> Episode 57: Into the Fairy Castle ft. Sam Biagetti https://exhaust.fireside.fm/57 20dfabc2-bf88-4659-b4e7-4df513e547c6 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sits down with historian, podcaster, and writer Sam Biagetti to talk about his latest piece for American Affairs, "Into the Fairy Castle: The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism." They about Gilbert and Sullivan, Borgen, the downfall of the Bernie movement, meritocracy and more. 58:48 yes Emmet sits down with historian, podcaster, and writer Sam Biagetti to talk about his latest piece for American Affairs, "Into the Fairy Castle: The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism." They about Gilbert and Sullivan, Borgen, the downfall of the Bernie movement, meritocracy and more. Subscribe to Sam's podcast here (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5530632). "Into the Fairy Castle: The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism" by Sam Biagetti (Into the Fairy Castle: The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism). Our Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: Rusty Cage by Soundgarden (Live at the Omaha Civic Auditorium Music Hall, 1992) borgen, house of cards, liberalism, liberals, politics, bernie, aoc, met gala, victorian history, politics, history Emmet sits down with historian, podcaster, and writer Sam Biagetti to talk about his latest piece for American Affairs, "Into the Fairy Castle: The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism." They about Gilbert and Sullivan, Borgen, the downfall of the Bernie movement, meritocracy and more.

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["Into the Fairy Castle: The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism" by Sam Biagetti](Into the Fairy Castle: The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism).

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Closing Song: Rusty Cage by Soundgarden (Live at the Omaha Civic Auditorium Music Hall, 1992)

]]> Emmet sits down with historian, podcaster, and writer Sam Biagetti to talk about his latest piece for American Affairs, "Into the Fairy Castle: The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism." They about Gilbert and Sullivan, Borgen, the downfall of the Bernie movement, meritocracy and more.

Subscribe to Sam's podcast here.

["Into the Fairy Castle: The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism" by Sam Biagetti](Into the Fairy Castle: The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism).

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Closing Song: Rusty Cage by Soundgarden (Live at the Omaha Civic Auditorium Music Hall, 1992)

]]> Episode 48: What We Talk About When We Talk About Conservatism ft. Micah Meadowcroft https://exhaust.fireside.fm/48 6ce11ed2-2059-4145-ae87-24e0339efd9c Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sits down with Micah Meadowcroft, an editor at The American Conservative, to talk about some of his recent writing, a view of the right from the right, what conservatism should mean, and much more! 56:36 yes Emmet sits down with Micah Meadowcroft (https://twitter.com/Micaheadowcroft), an editor at The American Conservative, to talk about some of his recent writing, a view of the right from the right, what conservatism should mean, ending America's imperial posture, and much more. "We Are Going to Win (https://www.theamericanconservative.com/state-of-the-union/we-are-going-to-win/)" by Micah Meadowcroft "Roman Rhetoric And Florentine Politics: A Reply To Yarvin (https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/roman-rhetoric-and-florentine-politics-a-reply-to-yarvin/)" by Micah Meadowcroft The piece of Emmet's mentioned: "Nuclear Power Plants: Our Industrial Cathedrals (https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/nuclear-power-plants-our-industrial-cathedrals/)" by Emmet Penney Join our Patreon for two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/episode-48-bibliography). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Hips Swingin (https://nakedraygun.bandcamp.com/album/understand)" by Naked Raygun conservatism, empire, plutarch, aristotle, christianity, aquinas, america, american history, politics, cs lewis Emmet sits down with Micah Meadowcroft, an editor at The American Conservative, to talk about some of his recent writing, a view of the right from the right, what conservatism should mean, ending America's imperial posture, and much more.

"We Are Going to Win" by Micah Meadowcroft
"Roman Rhetoric And Florentine Politics: A Reply To Yarvin" by Micah Meadowcroft

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"Nuclear Power Plants: Our Industrial Cathedrals" by Emmet Penney

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]]> Emmet sits down with Micah Meadowcroft, an editor at The American Conservative, to talk about some of his recent writing, a view of the right from the right, what conservatism should mean, ending America's imperial posture, and much more.

"We Are Going to Win" by Micah Meadowcroft
"Roman Rhetoric And Florentine Politics: A Reply To Yarvin" by Micah Meadowcroft

The piece of Emmet's mentioned:
"Nuclear Power Plants: Our Industrial Cathedrals" by Emmet Penney

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Closing Song: "Hips Swingin" by Naked Raygun

]]> Episode 45: I Make An Honest Living!: Pain & Gain, Wolf of Wall Street, and the Financial Crash https://exhaust.fireside.fm/45 3ca7142b-8f4e-4d29-9e33-325bdc72598e Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Josh Bregman comes back on the pod to talk with Emmet about two movies that came out in the same summer that sought to capture post-crash America: Pain & Gain and Wolf of Wall Street. 1:17:38 yes Josh Bregman comes back on the pod to talk with Emmet about two movies that came out in the same summer that sought to capture post-crash America: Pain & Gain and Wolf of Wall Street. They talk about what a shitty director Michael Bay is, analyze the main characters of each movie, and try to figure out just why it was so hard to narrativize a financial crash that almost ended the world economy over night. Join our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep45bib). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Look At What You Did, You Little Jerk," by MANS. (https://mans.bandcamp.com/track/look-what-you-did-you-little-jerk) financial crash, 2008, martin scorsese, michael bay, film, politics, culture, american history, movies Josh Bregman comes back on the pod to talk with Emmet about two movies that came out in the same summer that sought to capture post-crash America: Pain & Gain and Wolf of Wall Street. They talk about what a shitty director Michael Bay is, analyze the main characters of each movie, and try to figure out just why it was so hard to narrativize a financial crash that almost ended the world economy over night.

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Closing Song: "Look At What You Did, You Little Jerk," by MANS.

]]> Josh Bregman comes back on the pod to talk with Emmet about two movies that came out in the same summer that sought to capture post-crash America: Pain & Gain and Wolf of Wall Street. They talk about what a shitty director Michael Bay is, analyze the main characters of each movie, and try to figure out just why it was so hard to narrativize a financial crash that almost ended the world economy over night.

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Closing Song: "Look At What You Did, You Little Jerk," by MANS.

]]> Episode 44: Astroturfing the Thunderdome ft. Fox Green https://exhaust.fireside.fm/44 19c2e019-8f8d-41dc-bb9f-efe336cf1db6 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sits down with Fox Green of Space Commune to talk about how his town is being astroturfed by billionaire-funded NGOs, political fandom, the revolt against adulthood, and much, much more. 1:16:59 yes Emmet sits down with Fox Green (https://twitter.com/FoxGGreen) of Space Commune to talk about how his town is being astroturfed by billionaire-funded NGOs, political fandom, the revolt against adulthood, and much, much more. "The NPIC (https://youtu.be/M60WULV7XRY)" by Space Commune "Political Fandom (https://youtu.be/bqPdVRS6URc)" by Space Commune Subscribe to our Patreon for 2 exclusive expisodes a month! (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast) Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep44bib). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: The Union Underground - Across the Nation x 21 Savage - Heathens (KEIFERGR33N remix) (https://www.keifergr33n.com/music) ngo, warren buffet, peter buffer, george soros, non-profits, politics, fandom, marvel, mcu, new york Emmet sits down with Fox Green of Space Commune to talk about how his town is being astroturfed by billionaire-funded NGOs, political fandom, the revolt against adulthood, and much, much more.

"The NPIC" by Space Commune
"Political Fandom" by Space Commune

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Closing Song: The Union Underground - Across the Nation x 21 Savage - Heathens (KEIFERGR33N remix)

]]> Emmet sits down with Fox Green of Space Commune to talk about how his town is being astroturfed by billionaire-funded NGOs, political fandom, the revolt against adulthood, and much, much more.

"The NPIC" by Space Commune
"Political Fandom" by Space Commune

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Closing Song: The Union Underground - Across the Nation x 21 Savage - Heathens (KEIFERGR33N remix)

]]> Episode 43: American Hardball: Scorsese's GoodFellas and McKay's Vice https://exhaust.fireside.fm/43 2273bb44-4c33-40c4-867b-35bc40cfa2fb Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John talk about America's delight in self-serving, cruel narcissists via the movies Vice and GoodFellas in addition to an essay by Jim Shepard. 1:02:43 yes Emmet and John talk about America's delight in self-serving, cruel narcissists via the movies Vice and GoodFellas in addition to an essay by Jim Shepard. The conversation ranges from the political culture during the Iraq War, the uncanny similarities between Dick Cheney and Henry Hill, what it means for the American government to be normatively strong, but administratively weak, and more! "No Regrets: Goodfellas and American Hardball (https://believermag.com/no-regrets-goodfellas-and-american-hardball/)" by Jim Shepard. Subscribe to our Patreon for 2 exclusive episodes a month (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust)! Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep43bib). Twitter. Closing Song: "Dallas Beltway" by Chat Pile (https://chatpile.bandcamp.com/album/remove-your-skin-please). iraq war, dick cheney, martin scorsese, goodfellas, the big short, wall street, american politics, politics, history, culture, film Emmet and John talk about America's delight in self-serving, cruel narcissists via the movies Vice and GoodFellas in addition to an essay by Jim Shepard. The conversation ranges from the political culture during the Iraq War, the uncanny similarities between Dick Cheney and Henry Hill, what it means for the American government to be normatively strong, but administratively weak, and more!

"No Regrets: Goodfellas and American Hardball" by Jim Shepard.

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Closing Song: "Dallas Beltway" by Chat Pile.

]]> Emmet and John talk about America's delight in self-serving, cruel narcissists via the movies Vice and GoodFellas in addition to an essay by Jim Shepard. The conversation ranges from the political culture during the Iraq War, the uncanny similarities between Dick Cheney and Henry Hill, what it means for the American government to be normatively strong, but administratively weak, and more!

"No Regrets: Goodfellas and American Hardball" by Jim Shepard.

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Closing Song: "Dallas Beltway" by Chat Pile.

]]> Episode 36: I Went Down to the Piraeus Yesterday with Robert Downey Jr.: Watching RDJ's Cocaine '92 Election Doc ft. Josh Bregman https://exhaust.fireside.fm/36 56174f75-6f8e-49de-98bb-49eb3ec51272 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 23:45:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Token Gen-Xer Josh Bregman joins Emmet to discuss Robert Downey Jr.'s documentary about the '92 election, The Last Party. They discuss what has and hasn't changed in the last thirty years. 1:37:50 yes Token Gen-Xer Josh Bregman joins Emmet to discuss Robert Downey Jr.'s documentary about the '92 election, The Last Party (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApvPKrHA37g). They discuss the NGO Industrial Complex, why the culture war is built to be endless, the handoff from the New Left to Gen X, and how RDJ accidentally made Twitter: The Movie in 1992. Subscribe to our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) for two extra exclusive episodes a month. Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep36bib). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: System of a Down - Lost in Hollywood x Young Thug - Power (KEIFERGR33N Remix) (https://www.keifergr33n.com/music) clinton, bill clinton, democratic party, pat buchanan, robert downey jr, rdj, politics, american politics, history, culture, oliver stone, mike ruppert, hollywood, george bush Token Gen-Xer Josh Bregman joins Emmet to discuss Robert Downey Jr.'s documentary about the '92 election, The Last Party. They discuss the NGO Industrial Complex, why the culture war is built to be endless, the handoff from the New Left to Gen X, and how RDJ accidentally made Twitter: The Movie in 1992.

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Closing Song: System of a Down - Lost in Hollywood x Young Thug - Power (KEIFERGR33N Remix)

]]> Token Gen-Xer Josh Bregman joins Emmet to discuss Robert Downey Jr.'s documentary about the '92 election, The Last Party. They discuss the NGO Industrial Complex, why the culture war is built to be endless, the handoff from the New Left to Gen X, and how RDJ accidentally made Twitter: The Movie in 1992.

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Closing Song: System of a Down - Lost in Hollywood x Young Thug - Power (KEIFERGR33N Remix)

]]> Episode 35: Two-Piece: Gentry Elites, Dead WASPs, and the End of Fair Play Culture https://exhaust.fireside.fm/35 6bb0a3ab-b730-43a6-bda0-52318d2f13e2 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John discuss two articles and try to fine-tune their understanding of who the American elites are and how they've changed over time. 1:09:21 yes Emmet and John discuss two articles and try to fine-tune their understanding of who the American elites are and how they've changed over time. Do elites have the same interes? The same culture? Do they even believe in their own institutions? "American Gentry (https://patrickwyman.substack.com/p/american-gentry)" by Patrick Wyman "Rediscovering E. Digby Baltzell’s Sociology of Elites (https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/02/rediscovering-e-digby-baltzells-sociology-of-elites/)" by Aaron M Renn Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep35bib). Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/creator-home). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Slipknot - Wait and Bleed x Chrono Trigger OST - At the Bottom of the Night (KEIFERGR33N REMIX) (https://www.keifergr33n.com/music)" elites, populism, wasp culture, america, politics, american politics, political history Emmet and John discuss two articles and try to fine-tune their understanding of who the American elites are and how they've changed over time. Do elites have the same interes? The same culture? Do they even believe in their own institutions?

"American Gentry" by Patrick Wyman
"Rediscovering E. Digby Baltzell’s Sociology of Elites" by Aaron M Renn

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Closing Song: "Slipknot - Wait and Bleed x Chrono Trigger OST - At the Bottom of the Night (KEIFERGR33N REMIX)"

]]> Emmet and John discuss two articles and try to fine-tune their understanding of who the American elites are and how they've changed over time. Do elites have the same interes? The same culture? Do they even believe in their own institutions?

"American Gentry" by Patrick Wyman
"Rediscovering E. Digby Baltzell’s Sociology of Elites" by Aaron M Renn

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Closing Song: "Slipknot - Wait and Bleed x Chrono Trigger OST - At the Bottom of the Night (KEIFERGR33N REMIX)"

]]> Episode 29: After Virtue Pt. I: Emotivism and Its Discontents https://exhaust.fireside.fm/29 2c2cbf67-ca20-45d6-93cf-eb61ec9412fd Tue, 09 Mar 2021 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John begin their reading series on Alisdair MacIntyre's classic work After Virtue. 1:17:45 yes Emmet and John begin their reading series on Alisdair MacIntyre's classic work After Virtue. This episode's a more granular look at MacIntyre's argument to make sure we've fully grasped its fundamentals before moving forward. The episode closes with a discussion of mourning in Anglo-Saxon poetry and Borges' "Borges and I." "Any Oligarchy of Sob Stories (https://dumbaristotle.medium.com/an-oligarchy-of-sob-stories-155299be27d7?source=your_stories_page-------------------------------------)" by Emmet Penney. Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep29bib). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Subscribe to our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) to get an extra two exclusive episodes a month! Closing Song: "Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around x The Roots - Step Into the Realm (REMIX)" - KEIFERGR33N (https://www.keifergr33n.com/music) alisdair macintyre, after virtue, communitarianism, ethics, politics, culture, cultural decay, marx, marxism, christopher lasch Emmet and John begin their reading series on Alisdair MacIntyre's classic work After Virtue. This episode's a more granular look at MacIntyre's argument to make sure we've fully grasped its fundamentals before moving forward. The episode closes with a discussion of mourning in Anglo-Saxon poetry and Borges' "Borges and I."

"Any Oligarchy of Sob Stories" by Emmet Penney.

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Closing Song: "Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around x The Roots - Step Into the Realm (REMIX)" - KEIFERGR33N

]]> Emmet and John begin their reading series on Alisdair MacIntyre's classic work After Virtue. This episode's a more granular look at MacIntyre's argument to make sure we've fully grasped its fundamentals before moving forward. The episode closes with a discussion of mourning in Anglo-Saxon poetry and Borges' "Borges and I."

"Any Oligarchy of Sob Stories" by Emmet Penney.

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Closing Song: "Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around x The Roots - Step Into the Realm (REMIX)" - KEIFERGR33N

]]> Episode 25: Democracy Under Siege ft. Frank Furedi https://exhaust.fireside.fm/25 5a5e4873-0279-4ec3-b88c-09a9967bf4eb Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! 1:00:11 yes Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi (https://twitter.com/Furedibyte) to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! They discuss Athenian Democracy, the role of expertise in society, how technocrats need wokeness to make their anti-democratic aims palatable, Brexit, and so much more! Buy the book here (https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/democracy-under-siege). Buy his other book, Why Borders Matter, here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0367416824?tag=metrica-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1). Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Never Follow (https://nakedraygun.bandcamp.com/track/never-follow)" by Naked Raygun. Special Guest: Frank Furedi. frank furedi, democracy, hamilton, technocracy, psychology, politics, philosophy, athens, plato, woke Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! They discuss Athenian Democracy, the role of expertise in society, how technocrats need wokeness to make their anti-democratic aims palatable, Brexit, and so much more!

Buy the book here. Buy his other book, Why Borders Matter, here.

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Closing Song: "Never Follow" by Naked Raygun.

Special Guest: Frank Furedi.

]]> Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! They discuss Athenian Democracy, the role of expertise in society, how technocrats need wokeness to make their anti-democratic aims palatable, Brexit, and so much more!

Buy the book here. Buy his other book, Why Borders Matter, here.

Follow us on Twitter.

Closing Song: "Never Follow" by Naked Raygun.

Special Guest: Frank Furedi.

]]> Episode 24: The Self-Design of American Nihilism https://exhaust.fireside.fm/24 28f3a9cf-0611-4f60-b8f9-76da7eaf4383 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney We talk through three pieces: Strauss's lecture on German Nihilism, Bradley Troemel's video essay on QAnon, and Boris Groys's essay Self-Design and Aesthetic Responsibility to understand the current state of American Nihilism. 1:20:05 yes We talk through three pieces: Leo Strauss's lecture on German Nihilism (https://archive.org/stream/LeoStraussGermanNihilismIntegral1941/Leo%20Strauss%20-%20%27%27German%20Nihilism%27%27%20%5BIntegral%2C%201941%5D_djvu.txt), Bradley Troemel (https://www.patreon.com/bst)'s (recently banned from YouTube) video essay on QAnon, and Boris Groys's essay Self-Design and Aesthetic Responsibility (https://www.e-flux.com/journal/07/61386/self-design-and-aesthetic-responsibility/) to understand the current state of American Nihilism. This one was fun to record, so we hope it's fun to listen to. Sign up for Emmet's lecture on Book I of the Republic. (https://lu.ma/plato-justice) Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/eptwentyfourbib). Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song by Tom Inhaler off of the album Distilled (https://youtu.be/-1ZZGGPAoM8). Cover image: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon. leo strauss, heidegger, yukio mishima, borges, nihilism, philosophy, politics, capitol riots, incel, altright, conspiracy theory, qanon We talk through three pieces: Leo Strauss's lecture on German Nihilism, Bradley Troemel's (recently banned from YouTube) video essay on QAnon, and Boris Groys's essay Self-Design and Aesthetic Responsibility to understand the current state of American Nihilism. This one was fun to record, so we hope it's fun to listen to.

Sign up for Emmet's lecture on Book I of the Republic.

Bibliography.

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Closing Song by Tom Inhaler off of the album Distilled.

Cover image: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon.

]]> We talk through three pieces: Leo Strauss's lecture on German Nihilism, Bradley Troemel's (recently banned from YouTube) video essay on QAnon, and Boris Groys's essay Self-Design and Aesthetic Responsibility to understand the current state of American Nihilism. This one was fun to record, so we hope it's fun to listen to.

Sign up for Emmet's lecture on Book I of the Republic.

Bibliography.

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Closing Song by Tom Inhaler off of the album Distilled.

Cover image: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon.

]]> Episode 21: Two Piece: Anger And Its Limits https://exhaust.fireside.fm/21 9f55c5eb-adef-4296-ae3c-659c181a55a8 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John discuss two different articles that take on stoicism and anger. 1:04:10 yes We muse on two articles listed just below and try to think through the problem of anger in politics and in personal life. Does anger corrupt? Is it clarifying? A useful political catalyst or liability? What do we do now that anger is fully commoditized in the digital media sphere in which we live? We stake out our turf as semi-Aristotelians and make our way through these questions and conclude by deciding to do a reading series on After Virtue by Alisdair McIntyre this year. There are the pieces we read. Grin and Bear It (https://thebaffler.com/latest/grin-and-bear-it-obrien)by Hettie O'Brien The Philosophy of Anger (http://bostonreview.net/forum/agnes-callard-philosophy-anger) by Agnes Callard Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing song: "Roach Blunt (https://violentlyhigh.bandcamp.com/)" by Violently High Our appearance on You Can't Win (https://youcantwin.info/episode-092-christopher-lasch-ft-exhaust-john-and-emmet). Cover image: Photo by Flavio Gasperini on Unsplash. Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/eptwentyonebib). stoicism, taleb, ryan holiday, neostoicism, anger, politics, 1/6, capitol building, justice We muse on two articles listed just below and try to think through the problem of anger in politics and in personal life. Does anger corrupt? Is it clarifying? A useful political catalyst or liability? What do we do now that anger is fully commoditized in the digital media sphere in which we live? We stake out our turf as semi-Aristotelians and make our way through these questions and conclude by deciding to do a reading series on After Virtue by Alisdair McIntyre this year.

There are the pieces we read.

Grin and Bear It by Hettie O'Brien
The Philosophy of Anger by Agnes Callard

Follow us on Twitter.

Closing song: "Roach Blunt" by Violently High

Our appearance on You Can't Win.

Cover image: Photo by Flavio Gasperini on Unsplash.

Bibliography.

]]> We muse on two articles listed just below and try to think through the problem of anger in politics and in personal life. Does anger corrupt? Is it clarifying? A useful political catalyst or liability? What do we do now that anger is fully commoditized in the digital media sphere in which we live? We stake out our turf as semi-Aristotelians and make our way through these questions and conclude by deciding to do a reading series on After Virtue by Alisdair McIntyre this year.

There are the pieces we read.

Grin and Bear It by Hettie O'Brien
The Philosophy of Anger by Agnes Callard

Follow us on Twitter.

Closing song: "Roach Blunt" by Violently High

Our appearance on You Can't Win.

Cover image: Photo by Flavio Gasperini on Unsplash.

Bibliography.

]]> Episode 15: The Jesus Campening of American Politics https://exhaust.fireside.fm/15 d29d5d00-9c17-4a96-974e-b3177c430d4b Tue, 08 Dec 2020 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney We revisit the 2006 documentary Jesus Camp to re-evaluate their perspective on the movie and to understand our current political moment. 51:06 yes We revisit the 2006 documentary Jesus Camp, a film about a pentecostal Christian summer camp, to re-evaluate their perspective on the movie and to understand our current political moment. Unlike our experience when it first came out, we were more disturbed by the film makers than the documentary's content. We talk about how everything feels like Jesus Camp now--both form and content--and then talk about the deadlock of victimhood and moral license in American politics. Bibliography. Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. george bush, christianity, jesus, jesus camp, politics, culture, liberalism, conservatism, narcissism We revisit the 2006 documentary Jesus Camp, a film about a pentecostal Christian summer camp, to re-evaluate their perspective on the movie and to understand our current political moment. Unlike our experience when it first came out, we were more disturbed by the film makers than the documentary's content. We talk about how everything feels like Jesus Camp now--both form and content--and then talk about the deadlock of victimhood and moral license in American politics.

Bibliography.

Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

]]> We revisit the 2006 documentary Jesus Camp, a film about a pentecostal Christian summer camp, to re-evaluate their perspective on the movie and to understand our current political moment. Unlike our experience when it first came out, we were more disturbed by the film makers than the documentary's content. We talk about how everything feels like Jesus Camp now--both form and content--and then talk about the deadlock of victimhood and moral license in American politics.

Bibliography.

Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

]]> Episode 12: The Lasch Files: Revolt of the Elites Pt. IV: Black Bloc Patrick Bateman Ft. Geoff Shullenberger https://exhaust.fireside.fm/12 b2b67b21-5c51-4ba0-96e9-36791950277b Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney To conclude our series on Lasch's Revolt of the Elites, we talk to Geoff Shullenberger about his piece on Lasch's book for Wesley Yang's Correspondence Society. 1:02:44 yes To conclude our series on Lasch's Revolt of the Elites, we talk to Geoff Shullenberger about his piece on Lasch's book for Wesley Yang's Correspondence Society. We link the 2020 riots to the rich kids of the 1960s New Left, why Lasch's nostalgia for the 19th century yellow journalism doesn't make sense today, and why it is that the elites are not longer seceding as they were in Lasch's 90's, but in open revolt in the boardroom and on the street. Read his piece here (https://www.patreon.com/wesleyyang). Bibliography here. (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/eptwelvebib) Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. Special Guest: Geoff Shullenberger . lasch, riots, new left, weather underground, 2020 riots, politics, history To conclude our series on Lasch's Revolt of the Elites, we talk to Geoff Shullenberger about his piece on Lasch's book for Wesley Yang's Correspondence Society. We link the 2020 riots to the rich kids of the 1960s New Left, why Lasch's nostalgia for the 19th century yellow journalism doesn't make sense today, and why it is that the elites are not longer seceding as they were in Lasch's 90's, but in open revolt in the boardroom and on the street.

Read his piece here.

Bibliography here.

Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

Special Guest: Geoff Shullenberger .

]]> To conclude our series on Lasch's Revolt of the Elites, we talk to Geoff Shullenberger about his piece on Lasch's book for Wesley Yang's Correspondence Society. We link the 2020 riots to the rich kids of the 1960s New Left, why Lasch's nostalgia for the 19th century yellow journalism doesn't make sense today, and why it is that the elites are not longer seceding as they were in Lasch's 90's, but in open revolt in the boardroom and on the street.

Read his piece here.

Bibliography here.

Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

Special Guest: Geoff Shullenberger .

]]> Episode 9: The Lasch Files: Revolt of the Elites Pt. II: Martyrs Don't Run the Church https://exhaust.fireside.fm/9 0e58ae16-6927-4ffd-80f1-6d09efebd001 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:45:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. 54:48 yes Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. This time, they talk about democratic subjectivity, double-standards as a threat to democratic culture, the Citizens United decision, and where Lasch disappointed them. Bibliography here. Email: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. politics, democracy, christopher lasch, john dewey, philosophy Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. This time, they talk about democratic subjectivity, double-standards as a threat to democratic culture, the Citizens United decision, and where Lasch disappointed them.

Bibliography here.

Email: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

]]> Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. This time, they talk about democratic subjectivity, double-standards as a threat to democratic culture, the Citizens United decision, and where Lasch disappointed them.

Bibliography here.

Email: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

]]> Episode 7: Animalization, Anglo-Saxon Masochism, and Entrepreneurbrain https://exhaust.fireside.fm/7 11906494-d1b6-4786-872d-fee492be3c54 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:45:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney John and Emmet have a sprawling conversation about narcissism, how efficiency maximization can encourage pleasure obsession, and more. 1:10:08 yes John and Emmet have a sprawling conversation about narcissism, how efficiency maximization can encourage pleasure obsession, how we're all entrepreneurs of the self now, and end by talking about bullshit jobs and how the American worker got fleeced. This episode serves as an introduction to some of the issues and concepts we want to take on later on. Bibliography can be found here (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/epsevenbib). Comments, questions, criticisms: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. entrepreneur, narcissism, culture, politics, psychology John and Emmet have a sprawling conversation about narcissism, how efficiency maximization can encourage pleasure obsession, how we're all entrepreneurs of the self now, and end by talking about bullshit jobs and how the American worker got fleeced. This episode serves as an introduction to some of the issues and concepts we want to take on later on.

Bibliography can be found here.

Comments, questions, criticisms: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

]]> John and Emmet have a sprawling conversation about narcissism, how efficiency maximization can encourage pleasure obsession, how we're all entrepreneurs of the self now, and end by talking about bullshit jobs and how the American worker got fleeced. This episode serves as an introduction to some of the issues and concepts we want to take on later on.

Bibliography can be found here.

Comments, questions, criticisms: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

]]> Episode 3: Two Piece: Dumbbells and the Death of Lucent Technologies https://exhaust.fireside.fm/3 47700e19-7674-40b8-8f47-c24176cb548b Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:15:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John talk about two articles: one about why no one in American can buy dumbbells, the other about the death of Lucent technologies and the American telecom equipment industry. 1:10:05 yes We talk about two articles: one from Vox about why no one in American can buy dumbbells, the other from American Affairs about the death of Lucent technologies and the American telecom equipment industry. You can find a full bibliography for this episode on our new blog (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles). You can also email us at ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. We'd love to hear from you! china, supply chains, american affairs, new deal, industrial policy, reindustrialization, japan, south korea We talk about two articles: one from Vox about why no one in American can buy dumbbells, the other from American Affairs about the death of Lucent technologies and the American telecom equipment industry. You can find a full bibliography for this episode on our new blog. You can also email us at ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. We'd love to hear from you!

]]> We talk about two articles: one from Vox about why no one in American can buy dumbbells, the other from American Affairs about the death of Lucent technologies and the American telecom equipment industry. You can find a full bibliography for this episode on our new blog. You can also email us at ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. We'd love to hear from you!

]]> Episode 1: Ground Zero https://exhaust.fireside.fm/1 870ac243-4886-4488-9f5f-93d7768c263c Sun, 06 Sep 2020 14:45:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John introduce themselves and the podcast. 1:09:25 yes We discuss the major themes of the podcast and what brought us to create it. politics, culture, history, covid19, exhaustion We discuss the major themes of the podcast and what brought us to create it.

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